#VEPSouthWest2026: VEP leaders and resource persons at the ongoing South-West edition, strengthening electoral trust, crisis communication and information integrity, implemented by @IPC and @CEMESO with funding from the European Union under @EU_SDGN, Component 4, Support to Media.

Opening Remarks | #VEPSouthWest2026 “This convening does not seek to replace the Commission’s work. It seeks to strengthen the hands already doing it, so that when those words are tested in the weeks ahead, it is your desks that carry the Commission’s resolve to the public.” Dr. Akin Akingbulu, Executive Director,@cemesoofficial

#VEPSouthWest2026: Guiding the two-day South-West zonal capacity-strengthening programme for the leadership of INEC’s Voter Education and Publicity function sessions in Ibadan: Dr. @mondaymichaels , Managing Editor, Quick News (communication, media relations, conflict-sensitive engagement) Dr. Mohammed Amali, Senior Researcher, Bills & Legislative Drafting, NILDS (2026 Electoral Act, misinformation, inclusive engagement) @cemesoofficial

#VEPSouthWest2026: “Nigeria does not have a uniform electoral information environment. Regional differences in information needs, media access, public concerns and patterns of trust must inform how voter education is designed and delivered. A message that works in Ibadan may fail in Maiduguri.” “This initiative is the first of an edition that will also be extended to the Northcentral (Jos), Southeast (Enugu) and Northwest (Kano). The sessions are designed to be tested, adapted and strengthened by what each zone brings.” Lanre Arogundade, Executive Director, @IPCng

Day 1 | #VEPSouthWest2026 #NigeriaDecides2027 Not a lecture series. The method: 🔗Case studies 🔗Simulation labs 🔗Expert-led discussion 🔗Peer learning All adapted to each participant’s state and constituency. @EU_SDGN @inecnigeria VEP

Day 1 | #VEPSouthWest2026 What changes in the room today? ✍️From reacting to rumour → to detecting and verifying it ✍️From general messaging → to audience-segmented communication ✍️From quoting the law → to operationalising the 2026 Electoral Act ✍️From assumed trust → to building it @EU_SDGN @inecnigeria

On-going Interface with Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ and Editors/Publishers on Democratic Scorecard Ondo State edition at the Royal Bird Hotel Akure. ##EU4DemocracyNG

#VEPSouthWest2026 Day 1 is under way in Ibadan. INEC’s Voter Education and Publicity (VEP) leaders are building practical skills in electoral communication, legal literacy and voter engagement ahead of the 2027 general elections. #VEPSouthWest2026 Jointly delivered by @IPCng and @cemesoofficial under the @EU_SDGN Programme. @inecnigeria EU-SDGN is the EU’s flagship programme for promoting democracy in Nigeria, supporting government efforts to enhance and strengthen democratic processes. #VEPSouthWest2026